VA Seeks Under-Secretary for Benefits

National VFW - 3/18/2017

On Wednesday, VA announced that there will be a commission to identify
the best candidate for the position of under-secretary of benefits from a
pool of applicants. The under-secretary is responsible for nearly
22,000 employees located at 56 regional offices. More than 4 million
veterans and 500,000 dependents receive benefits administered by this
part of VA. Benefits that the under-secretary would be responsible for
include education, home loans, life insurance and disability
compensation. The commission, with yet-to-be-appointed members, is
expected to make a recommendation by late April. The recommendation goes
to the president for consideration and any candidate would then have to
be confirmed by the Senate.